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The exploding costs of fighting US wildfires
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The article discusses rising costs associated with fighting wildfires in the US, with Oregon's new nicotine pouch tax presented as one funding mechanism for wildfire response efforts.
The exploding costs of fighting US wildfires
Two Rogue River Hot Shots take a break in O'Brien, Oregon, while trying to stop a 188,000 acre fire in the Siskiyou National Forest August 2002. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Oregonians buying nicotine pouches like Zyn and Rogue were met with a surprise at the cash register starting this year. Each tin had a new 65-cent tax on it, meant to bolster funding for the state’s
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